How to Install pristine-tar software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install pristine-tar software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

pristine-tar software package provides regenerate pristine tarballs, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install pristine-tar 

pristine-tar is installed in your system.

Make ensure the pristine-tar package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep pristine-tar *

You will get with pristine-tar package name, version, architecture and description in a table

pristine-tar package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package pristine-tar
Version 1.3
Description regenerate pristine tarballs
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove pristine-tar software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?